By Gabriella Borter and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The first major U.S. winter storm system of the year dumped a frosty mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet from the Northern Plains to the Upper Great Lakes region on Tuesday while posing a tornado and flood threat to a large swath of the South. The National …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares fell about 1% on Wednesday, with financials and metals leading a broad-based retreat as investors fret over the rising COVID-19 cases in China and the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hiking path. The Nifty 50 index closed 1.04% lower at 18,042.95, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 1.04% to 60,657.45, with the two …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden has named Willie Phillips, a Democrat, acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC said on Tuesday. Phillips joined the commission in December, 2021 after being appointed by Biden and approved by Congress. Phillips will be the first Black person to take the reigns at FERC. Before coming …
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By Danielle Broadway and Kanishka Singh LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Jeremy Renner, who played Hawkeye in the Marvel “Avengers” movies and was hospitalized after a traumatic injury while plowing snow, was recovering on Tuesday and posted an image on his Instagram account thanking his fans for their wishes. The actor posted a selfie from …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) can continue to deliver prescription abortion medication despite a June 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned a landmark abortion rights decision, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. The department’s Office of Legal Counsel said in an opinion sought by USPS that the mailing of mifepristone …
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By David Morgan, Moira Warburton and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Kevin McCarthy vowed on Tuesday to remain in the race to be the powerful U.S. House of Representatives speaker, hours after hardline members of his party repeatedly blocked his bid to lead their brand-new majority. In the first day of what could prove to …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares extended gains for the second session on Tuesday, helped by an uptick in financials on strong quarterly updates. The Nifty 50 index closed 0.19% higher at 18,232.55, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.21% to 61,294.20. The Nifty 50 has seen support at the 100-day moving average (DMA) level and …
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By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges that he cheated investors in his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange and caused billions of dollars in losses, in what prosecutors have called an “epic” fraud. He entered his plea in Manhattan federal court where he faces …
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By Hyonhee Shin, Trevor Hunnicutt and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South Korea and the United States are discussing launching a tabletop exercise and engaging in joint planning to counter North Korea’s increasing nuclear threats, officials from both sides said on Tuesday. The plan came amid South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s push to strengthen American extended …
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By Yew Lun Tian, Farah Master and Emma Farge BEIJING/HONG KONG/GENEVA (Reuters) – State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, while its scientists briefed the World Health Organization, which has been seeking detailed information about the evolution of the virus. The global body had invited the …
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